Key Stage 2 SATs Workshop - Understanding Assessment and Progress

1. Key Stage 2 SATs Workshop28th February 2019

2. Aims of the sessionParticipants will have the opportunity: to consolidate their knowledge of the newer aspects of the national curriculum to learn how their child’s attainment and progress will be measured using assessment without levels; to understand the organisation and rationale of the new Key Stage Two examinations (KS2); to explore learning resources and ways to help their child

3. Assessment and Reporting • As of 2014, the ‘Old’ national curriculum levels (e.g. Level 3,4,5) were abolished, as set out in the government guidelines. • The 2014 curriculum is rigorous and sets noticeably higher expectations than previous curricula, which s why all schools have had to work hard to meet and adapt to it since its introduction • Your child will still be taught with the highest expectations and cover all required elements of the curriculum, similar to previous years. • Since 2016, test scores have been reported as ‘scaled scores’.

4. Scaled Scores: What is meant by ‘scaled scores’? • It is planned that 100 will always represent the ‘national standard’. • Each pupil’s raw test score will therefore be converted into a score on the scale, either at, above or below 100. • Using the scaled score, the lowest a child can score is 80, with the highest being 120. • A child who achieves the ‘national standard’ (a score of 100) will be judged to have demonstrated sufficient knowledge in the areas assessed by the tests. • Each child receives: • A raw score (number of raw marks awarded) • A scaled score in each tested subject • Confirmation of whether or not they attained the national standard

5. Scaled Score Examples On publication of the test results in July: • A child awarded a scaled score of 100 is judged to have met the ‘national standard’ in the area judged by the test. • If a child’s score is between 110 -120 they have exceeded the national standard and demonstrated a higher than expected knowledge of the curriculum for their age. • A child awarded a scaled score of less than 100 is judged to have not yet met the national standard and performed below expectation for their age.

6. Higher Attaining Pupils • In the past, Key Stage 2 tests were aimed at children achieving levels 3-5 (with a national expectation to reach at least level 4). • This meant that additional level 6 tests were produced for children who demonstrated higher than expected attainment (above level 5). • Under the new system, there are not any separate tests for the most-able children. • Instead, each test will have scope for higher-attaining pupils to show their strengths. • This means that some questions towards the end of the tests may be more difficult for many children but they should be encouraged to attempt as much of the test as they are able to

7. The Tests • Key Stage 2 SATs take place nationally in the week commencing 13th May 2019 • Statutory tests will be administered in the following subjects: • Punctuation, Vocabulary and Grammar (45 minutes) • Spelling (approximately 15 minutes) • Reading (60 minutes) • Mathematics • - Paper 1: Arithmetic (30 minutes) • - Paper 2: Reasoning (40 minutes) • - Paper 3: Reasoning (40 minutes) • The biennial science sampling tests will take place in June 2018, but only selected schools will be involved. • All tests are externally marked. • As in recent years, writing will be teacher assessed internally. The revised ‘pupil can’ statements for English writing place a greater emphasis on composition and the statements that relate to the more ‘technical’ aspects of English writing (grammar, punctuation and spelling) have been made less prescriptive.

8. SATs Week: Week Beg 8th May

9. What we are doing now - Preparation • Building confidence • Having a go at practice tests • Addressing gaps in learning • High quality Teaching and learning from experienced staff • Interventions – in class, home learning, class teacher and TA support additional learning opportunities, and catch up time etc • CGP Home Learning • Focus lessons on Spellings, Reading, Maths and Writing

10. Reading • The reading test consists of a single test paper with three unrelated reading texts. Children are given 60 minutes in total, which includes reading the texts and answering the questions. • A total of 50 marks are available. • Questions are designed to assess the comprehension and understanding of a child’s reading. • During the reading paper, a child’s inference and deduction skills are thoroughly tested. They will also be expected to answer questions on authorial choices: explaining why an author has chosen to use particular vocabulary, grammar and text features. • Some questions are multiple choice or selected response; others require short answers and some require an extended response or explanation.

11. KS2 Reading There will be a selection of question types, including: • Ranking/ ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to show the order in which they happen in the story’ • Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title of the story’ • Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that suggests what the weather is like in the story’ • Short constructed response, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’ • Open- ended response, e.g. ‘Look at the sentence that begins Once upon a time. How does the writer increase the tension throughout this paragraph? Explain fully, referring to the text in your answer.’

12. KS2 Reading IN SCHOOL • We have been practising these skills in class- Reading lessons take place daily • We will have done plenty of SATs papers by May • These skills are the focus of our reading sessions. AT HOME • Read with your child: get your child to read aloud to you, and then ask them questions such as the examples given. • Encourage your child to read often and widely! Newspapers, books, magazines, internet. • Read aloud to your child whilst your child follows the text: listening is an important part of reading; it will help your child learn the importance of punctuation and reading with expression.

13. Sample KS2 Reading Texts

14. Sample KS2 Reading Texts Some questions will ask children to find answers directly from the reading booklets they are given.

15. Others will require the children to deduce answers by using words or phrases as evidence

16. Some questions will ask the children to evaluate what they have read, again using the text to back up their answers

17. Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling • A spelling test is administered containing 20 words, which lasts approximately 15 minutes. • A separate test is given on grammar, punctuation and vocabulary. • This test lasts for 45 minutes and requires short answer questions including some multiple choice. • Marks for these two tests are added together to give a total for grammar, punctuation and spelling.

18. KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling The grammar and punctuation test will include two sub-types of questions: • Selected response, e.g. ‘Identify the adjectives in the sentence below’ • Constructed response, e.g. ‘Correct/ complete/ rewrite the sentence below,’ or, ‘The sentence below has an apostrophe missing. Explain why it needs an apostrophe.’

19. Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation IN SCHOOL • We include grammar and punctuation in every English lesson and Topic lessons. • Weekly spelling focus • Focus on SATs spelling words • Spelling focus every day • Grammar and punctuation focus lessons AT HOME • Check and practice weekly spellings • Practise SATs spellings (Hand Out) • When reading to and/or with your child discuss the use of inverted commas to mark speech, the use of parenthesis (brackets) to add additional information, the use of capital letters etc. • Revision Books. Unfortunately, the grammar paper relies on a child knowing the terminology e.g. subordinate clause, main clause, adjective, determiners, passive, active- and many more. We use these in daily teaching practice however, for additional support at home, use the CGP revision guides to help your child become familiar and fluent with the terms they will come across.

20. Sample Questions

21. Sample Questions

22. Spelling Task The paper looks like this: The teacher reads this:

23. Teacher Assessment of Writing • Teacher assessment replaced a writing test 6 years ago. • All the written work produced over the year is considered in making a judgement on a child’s writing level. • About a quarter of schools are moderated each year by the local authority to ensure assessments are accurate.

26. In order to achieve working at greater depth, you must achieve all bullet points in the at expected standard. • Correct spelling is required in the grammar and punctuation paper in the majority of cases, especially: • Verb forms • Contractions • Prefixes and suffixes • Plurals

27. Mathematics • The Mathematics test have undergone the biggest change last year. • Children will sit three tests: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 • Paper 1 is for ‘Arithmetic’ lasting for 30 minutes, covering calculation methods for all operations, including use of fractions, percentages and decimals. • Questions gradually increase in difficulty. Not all children will be expected to access some of the more difficult questions later in the paper. • Papers 2 and 3 cover ‘Problem Solving and Reasoning’, each lasting 40 minutes. • Pupils will still require calculation skills but will need to answer questions in context and decide what is required to find a solution.

28. KS2 Mathematics • Paper 1 will consist of fixed response questions, where children have to give the correct answer to calculations, including long multiplication and division. • Paper 2 and 3 will involve a number of question types, including: • Multiple Choice • True or False • Constrained questions, e.g. giving the answer to a calculation, drawing a shape or completing a table or chart • Less constrained questions, where children will have to explain their approach for solving a problem

29. KS2 Mathematics IN SCHOOL • Daily Maths lessons • Intervention groups with Teachers and Teaching Assistant • Focus on Calculations • Basic Skills Focus lessons • Reasoning Focus lessons • Maths CGP Books • Online Maths Revision Guide • TT Rockstars and Maths Rock Times Table Practise • One to One Tuition for identified pupils AT HOME • Knowing their timetables- if you know your timetables children can use them accurately and quickly for multiplication and division. • Formal method for the four operations practice: it is important your child can complete methods accurately. (Methods for year 6 child~; column addition, column subtraction, short multiplication, long multiplication, short division, long division including expressing remainders as fractions, decimals and remainder form • Arithmetic speed practice

30. Sample Questions

31. Sample Questions Maths Paper 2 / Paper 3 : Reasoning

32. Sample Questions Maths Paper 2 / Paper 3 : Reasoning

33. What help can children have? • In the reading test, children must read the text and questions by themselves, but MAY have help recording their answers, if this is done in a normal classroom situation. • In maths, teachers can read questions to any child who asks. Some children will have the whole paper read to them, on a one to one basis. • Teachers can encourage, but not guide or say that an answer is correct or incorrect. • Some children can be given up to 25% extra time if they have identified learning needs. This has to be applied for in advance. • Words on a test paper can be transcribed where a marker may not be able to read a child’s answer.

34. How to Help Your Child • First and foremost, support and reassure your child that there is nothing to worry about and they should always try their best. Praise and encourage! • Ensure your child has the best possible attendance at school. Ensure they arrive on time, every day during SATs week. • Support your child with their home learning tasks. • Reading, spelling and arithmetic (e.g. times tables) are always good to practise. • Talk to your child about what they have learnt at school and what book(s) they are reading (the character, the plot, their opinion). • Make sure your child has a good sleep and healthy breakfast every morning!

35. Help and Support • The DfE have released one set of sample papers for the new SATs. You can access these via www.gov.uk • You can also access the free Year 6 SATs papers; these relate to the old SATs, so the content and format of the new papers will be different, but they are still useful to help your child familiarise themselves with exam technique. • Use the CGP books as revision at home and to complete home learning tasks • There is a ‘Year 6 SATs Revision page’ on our class page that will give helpful tips, revision websites etc for both parents and pupils. • Use the Online Maths Guide on our Barley Class Page